November 8, 2018 Despite the Trump administration’s push to lower drug prices, costs have not yet decreased. Lack of consensus regarding how to approach the complex pharmacy supply chain has
November 8, 2018 Healthcare proved significant to voters on Tuesday, but it was not quite pivotal. Democrats scored a majority in the House, while Republicans expanded their majority in the
November 8, 2018 CMS released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking—with the spring of 2019 targeted for a proposed rule—describing changes to the way Medicare pays for some drugs administered
Shane Wolverton of Quantros, a healthcare analytics and risk management consultancy, discusses how the broke role is expanding beyond just connecting clients to solutions. Read on in Leader’s Edge. (link:
October 19, 2018 According to Mark Galvin, CEO of MyMedicalShopper, if patients shop ahead for a service or treatment, they usually lower their costs by 50 to 90 percent. Healthcare
October 19, 2018 The Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2018 Employer Health Benefits Survey provides an annual update of the employer-sponsored benefits industry by interviewing HR and benefits managers at over 2,000
October 19, 2018 Earlier in October, Senate Democrats failed to garner enough support for a resolution to overturn the expansion of short-term health plans. Notably, the Trump administration threatened to
October 19, 2018 InsureTech Connect (ITC), the world’s largest gathering of insurance and technology innovators, took place October 1-3 in Las Vegas, and The Council was in attendance for the
October 19, 2018 Scott Sinder, partner at Steptoe & Johnson and chief legal officer for The Council, breaks down what the new AHP regulation means at the federal and state
September 20, 2018 What if insurance data could predict future hospitalizations, allowing you to proactively visit the doctor to help prevent them? According to Don Vaughn, postdoctoral fellow at UCLA’s
